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FIELD NOTES
Doug Bell
March 5, 1988
Sreed!, but no nests yet. Santa Cruz I. is incredible,
high mountains, wooded oak arroyos, the sea cliffs
are Peregrine Heaven. I saw one adult Peregrine
powering along the cliffs near Profile Point. It
then began soaring out and over the sea. The
sun reflected its bluish back as it banked &
turned. About 200 yards later another falcon was
spotted diving on 2 soaring seabirds. This bird
was really small - may even have been a kestrel,
but we were so far away, it was hard to id -
it flew like a Peregrine though. At Chirico
Bay we were treated to a large pod of Common
+ Risso's Dolphins. The Common had an hour-glass
pattern of white on their sides, long snouts.
Risso's were large, w/ mottled white dorsal fins
+ body. Some looked very white. Blunt head.
Pete also took us in close to an old Bald Eagle
nest. Ravens nesting nearby.
March 7, 1988.
Yesterday afternoon I drove to UC Santa Barbara -
could not locate Mark Holmgren at the Museum
or his office. Drove to Mono Bay. Today,
March 7, I arose quite late. Went down to
Mono Bay. Recorded gulls at the piers along
eastern fish docks (~10:00am). Drove over to
Mono Rock, as I arrived at the eastern
side I saw the tiercel Peregrine soaring up